Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 18.9% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 60.2% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
|
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